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Tube strike will cause 'chaos' across London, says Cameron

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has lambasted a proposed strike on the London Underground for next week, saying that the move will cause 'chaos' across the capital.

In a Tweet on his official Twitter page, Cameron labelled the 48-hour industrial action beginning on Monday at 21:00 as "unjustified and unacceptable".

"It will hit millions of families across the capital and cause chaos for businesses."

The strike is being called by the RMT union again Transport for London's (TfL) Tube modernisation plans which include ticket office closures. This will be followed by a 72-hour strike beginning at the same time the next week.

Mick Cash, the Acting General Secretary of the RMT, responded in a statement, saying: "Instead of attacking tube workers who are fighting to defend jobs and safety David Cameron should be hauling in his Tory colleague Boris Johnson to explain why he has turned his promise to Londoners not to close ticket offices on its head and is now hell bent on axing every single one of them.

"We will not allow the future of the tube to be turned into a battleground in the war between Cameron and Johnson for the Tory party leadership."

In a message on its website, TfL said the strike has been proposed despite the company offering "significant changes".

It said: "There also remains a guarantee of a job for all our staff who want one."

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